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A Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On Garter Snakes
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about Garter Snakes. When you see a snake in the grass in your garden, most often it is a garter snake. Test your knowledge of these slithering serpents-you might want to study up ahead. Answer the following multiple choice questions and then see your score. Better yet, stump your family and friends by asking them to take this quiz.
1. What are garter snakes named for?
Their stripes
Their diet
Their color
Their behavior
2. Where do garter snakes live?
Meadows
Woodlands
Yards and gardens
All of the above
3. Garter snakes are rare.
True
False
4. A garter snake's stripes are usually the color of _____________.
Red
White
Yellow
Orange
5. Which of the following is NOT part of a garter snake's diet?
Worms
Small mammals
Snails
Insects
6. A garter snakes underbelly is the color _____________.
White or cream
Grey or black
Yellow or green
Orange or reddish-orange
7. Female garter snakes can give birth to as many as _______ snakes
15
30
60
85
8. What is the average lifespan of a garter snake?
1 year
2 years
3 years
5 years
9. A garter snake uses it tongue to seek out potential mates by sensing surrounding temperature.
True
False
10. Garter snakes use their _________ organ to detect pheromones from other snakes.
Vomeronasal
Columella
Supralabial pits
Loreal pits
11. Garter snakes typically occupy large communal sites during hibernation.
True
False
12. Garter snakes are non-venomous.
True
False
13. Garter snakes give birth to live young.
True
False
14. How long does it take for a garter snake to reach sexual maturity?
6 months
1 year
2 years
3 years
15. A female garter snake's gestation is about _____________.
21 days
30 days
60 days
90 days
16. Garter snakes are normally active during the __________.
Day
Night
Both day and night